Laura Anderson (born 23 April 1989) is a

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television and radio personality. In 2018, she was the runner-up on the fourth series of '' Love Island''. In 2022, she was a finalist on ''

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'' and also appeared on ''

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''. In April 2024, Laura was announced as the new co-host of ''

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'' on ''

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'', alongside Fat Brestovci.

Life and career

Anderson was born on 23 April 1989 in

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to Barbara and David Anderson. Prior to appearing on television, she was an air hostess working for the airline

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. In 2018, Anderson became a contestant on the fourth series of '' Love Island''. Throughout the series she was coupled up with

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, Jack Fowler and Paul Knops, the latter of whom she reached the final with and finished as the runners-up, behind winners

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and Jack Fincham. From 2019 to 2020, she presented the podcast ''Laura Anderson's First''. In each episode, she spoke to people about their challenging experiences. In 2022, she was a contestant on the third series of ''

''. She joined the club on the first day and reached the final after surviving the bottom two twice. Anderson was previously in a relationship with Another Level singer

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and resided with him in

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. Following their split in August 2022, Anderson signed up to appear on the eleventh series of ''

'' that same month and started a relationship with former ''

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'' and ''

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'' actor,

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. In February 2023, Anderson announced her pregnancy with Lucy, while at the same time announcing the couple's separation. Lucy was present at the birth of their daughter in September 2023, but Anderson refused to comment on whether the two had reconciled, and asked fans not to pry. In April 2024, Laura was announced as the new co-host of ''

'' on ''

'', alongside Fat Brestovci.

Filmography

References

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